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| "Bastions, a small sallyport, and a square tower, Near the eastern | ||||||
| "tower we may trace the remains of the Castle Chapel. Beneath which | ||||||
| "there is a chasm in the rocks 60 feet long, and 40 feet deep. Where the | ||||||
| "sea makes a deadful inset during stormy weather. The Country | ||||||
| "people Call this the "Rumble Churn", and it must be Confessed | ||||||
| "that it presents an awful appearance when viewed from the | ||||||
| "walls of the Castle. (The above description agrees with its present state.) | ||||||
| (There are the traces of several buildings within the Castle, but it cannot | ||||||
| now be ascertained to what purpose they had been applied) | ||||||
| (The following account of this Castle, is given, under The View quoted on the other side) | ||||||
| This Castle, was the capital seat of the Barony of Viconty, sometimes | ||||||
| called the Barony of Emilden | ||||||
| It was built in the Reign of Edw. 1st. By Thomas Earl of | ||||||
| Lancaster, son of Edw. Crou |
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| of Lancaster brother to the King – It is situated on an inaccessible rock overlooking the Sea | ||||||
| and beautifully adorned, with numerous towers, It was anciently a very strong and | ||||||
| spacious fortress being by the help of a deep ditch +, surrounded by the sea, | ||||||
| In the 4th year of Edwd 4th. It endured a long seige, Sir Piers-de-Brassy with 500 | ||||||
| Frenchmen being returned to this Castle from the Battle of Hexam Field Ralph Lord Ogle assisted | ||||||
| By Edwd & Richd Crauster, Bailiffs of Bamburgh Castle, by John Manners, & Gilbert Errington | ||||||
| reduced it, and took all the garrison prisoners for which they were all rewarded with forfeited | ||||||
| lands, Sir Piers only escaped. This Castle, and Barony formerly belong to the | ||||||
| Duchy of Lancaster – (View of Castle taken in 1728 – ) | ||||||
Note: No heading; unsigned; prob. hand of John McCabe
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